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The 38-year-old Gardner Arts Centre, in Falmer, fell victim to funding issues and was forced to shut last March.
Its management needed £6m to pay for repairs to the Grade-II listed buildings in order to secure Arts Council grants, but funding from Brighton and Hove City Council had been withdrawn and the centre could not compete with increased competition in the city.
Sue Webster, the Gardner Arts Centre's former director, says: "The Gardner worked with Komedia very closely and promoted the same sort of work, albeit on different scales.
"It's a bit like the Paris fashion shows for theatre, in that it allows people to see new theatre and work that they wouldn't normally see Ð and that feeds into the theatrical community of the city.
"It would be very unfortunate if this means that sort of thing cannot be seen in Brighton."
What do you think of the funding cuts to Komedia and other venues? Leave your comments below.
The 38-year-old Gardner Arts Centre, in Falmer, fell victim to funding issues and was forced to shut last March.
Its management needed £6m to pay for repairs to the Grade-II listed buildings in order to secure Arts Council grants, but funding from Brighton and Hove City Council had been withdrawn and the centre could not compete with increased competition in the city.
Sue Webster, the Gardner Arts Centre's former director, says: "The Gardner worked with Komedia very closely and promoted the same sort of work, albeit on different scales.
"It's a bit like the Paris fashion shows for theatre, in that it allows people to see new theatre and work that they wouldn't normally see Ð and that feeds into the theatrical community of the city.
"It would be very unfortunate if this means that sort of thing cannot be seen in Brighton."
What do you think of the funding cuts to Komedia and other venues? Leave your comments below.